840 



Eepokt of State Geologist. 



Nest, a hole in a tree. Eggs, 4-7, rarely 8; glossy white; .99 by .76. 



It is not necessary to introduce the familiar "Eed-head" to any In- 

 dianian. It is liable to be found resident in any part of the State, but 

 not always frequenting the same localities winter and summer. How- 

 ever, it usually inigrates from the northern part when c-old weather 



Eed-headed Woodpecker. 



(Beal .-Bulletin No. 7, Division of Ornithology and Mammalogy, United States Department 



of Agriculture.) 



comes, and occasionally seems to leave the State almost entirely. 

 The severity of the weather does not govern their removal Food 

 supply is the great factor. Some mild winters they leave. Other 

 severe winters they stay. The abundance of mast keeps them. Beech- 

 nuts are the favorite winter food, but all kinds of acorns and other 

 nuts are eaten. Wherever there are quantities of beechnuts, there 

 these Woodpeckers winter. Some winters they are found in one local- 

 ity and are absent in others. They disappear every winter from the 

 Whitewater Valley, and other localities where beechnuts are not 



